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As part of the Telegraph Christmas Appeal, we meet some of those overcoming their mental health issues with help from Action for Children

A new report by Action for Children warns of the challenges facing children today, with one in four (26%) of children surveyed in Northern Ireland worrying about their family having enough money to live comfortably as the cost of living crisis deepens.

The 14-year-old pupil says she had a particular reason for anxiety during the spring lockdown last year. "At the time my sister was pregnant and I was worried about trying to keep her safe," she says. "It's a lot different this time - in a way, it's harder, but in another way it's just different, because now we have my nephew with us." Niamh says that this time round, she is finding the pressure of schoolwork harder to deal with, and admits she has found it overwhelming at times. But what has really helped has been the Blues Programme delivered by Action for Children, aimed at helping to supp...

Call for mental health funding to "stop generation of children suffering in silence" Action for Children’s Blues Team have been working to mitigate anxiety and depression in young people across Northern Ireland and have adapted to help throughout the pandemic creating their Bouncing Back programme Stock image (Image: Getty Images) Never miss a thing from Belfast and beyond - sign up for FREE newsletter direct to your inboxInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes th...

Charity Action for Children has warned a mental health crisis is ‘threatening to engulf a generation’ of young people.